Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Limonium carolinianum
FAMILY
Plumbaginaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Carolina Sea-lavender at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
The entities in this genus are very poorly understood, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Limonium carolinianum
FAMILY
Plumbaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Limonium carolinianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Limonium carolinianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Limonium carolinianum
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 148-01-001 & 002:
Limonium carolinianum + FAMILY Plumbaginaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Limonium nashii +
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Limonium angustatum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Limonium carolinianum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Limonium nashii
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Limonium obtusilobum
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Sea-lavender, Seaside Thrift, Inkroot, Marsh Rosemary
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September Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Limonium carolinianum
FAMILY
Plumbaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Limonium carolinianum
FAMILY
Plumbaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Limonium carolinianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Limonium carolinianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Limonium carolinianum
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 148-01-001 & 002:
Limonium carolinianum +
FAMILY
Plumbaginaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Limonium nashii +
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Limonium angustatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Limonium carolinianum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Limonium nashii
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Limonium obtusilobum
840
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Tidal marshes, especially in hypersaline flats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Lavender/Purple
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p359
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p510
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p174
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p429
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p093
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p281
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